Porcelain wall fitting



M 1, 1924. mwsu W. ELSTEIN PORCELAIN WALL FITTING Filed May 9, 1922 Patented July I, 11924.

WILLIAM ELSTEIN,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PORCELAIN WALL FITTING.

Application filed May 9,

To all whom it man concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM ELSTEIN, a citizen of the United States, residing in New York city, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Porcelain Wall Fittings, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to an improvement in anchorage means for devices adapted to be fastened on plaster walls and the like, and more especially relates, in the present instance, to bath room fixtures, such as are made of porcelain.

Porcelain fittings of thetype shown in the drawings herewith,,'where they extend beyond the plane of the vitreous tile are ordinarily equipped with an integral anchorage means to prevent easy withdrawal of the same from the plaster backing in which they are set.

One of the main objects of my invention relates to the specific form of myipresent type of anchorage whereby when the article is setinto the wall, after the plaster has set it cannot be readily rotated or withdrawn owing to the form of said anchorage.

Another object is to provide a wall fixture having an anchorage member and a base so portion, the base portion being similar to a wall tile and adapted to be secured to the wall, in the same manner as the tiles in the place and stead of one of the tiles and becomes a component element of the wall cooperating with the anchorage'member for retaining the device in position on the wall.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my device.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is another side elevation.

Fig. 1 is a bottom end view of my device.

Fig. 5 is a partial sideelevation of my device showing a modification, and

Fig. 6 is a bottom end view thereof.

Referring to Fig. 1, the form of the device there shown comprises the anchorage means 1, the base B, and a towel bar holder I-I, all made of vitreous material or porcelain and moulded in one piece. The holder H is provided with an aperature A in which is introduced, in the ordinary manner, a cylindrical bar, not shown, so that when a pair of my devices are affixed to a wall the towel bar is held horizontally in the usual manner.

The base B in size and shape is similar to 1922. Serial No. 559,683.

a tile and is finished or polished on its exposed face portions, the intention being that the base B may be substituted in the place and stead of one of the tiles of the wall and secured to the plaster of the wall in the same manner as the tiles, the outer surfaces of the exposed face portions of the base being flush with the surfaces of the tlles and the base becoming a component part or element of the wall, the anchorage 1 being embedded in the plaster of the wall and the base member cooperating therewith for maintaining the device in position on the wall, the base B in practice being made of standard sizes corresponding to the 'standard sizes of tiles, and this arrangement 'belng particularly. advantageous for use in connection with the walls of bathrooms, lavatories and the like.

It is common practice to provide outstanding wall devices of this type with anchorages which are embedded in the plaster back of the tiled face, so that such device may be rigidly held in operative position and are proof against accidental knocrs whereby they may be loosened or knocked off completely. Sometimes when these articles are accidentally knocked, owing to the form of anchorage which is customarily straight sided, the outstanding vitreous article may be easily pulled from the wall.

In my improvement over the present well known anchorages I have considered the question of molding my special form of anchorage 1 integral with the base B and holder H so that no difliculty is encountered in molding these devices, as per usual practice. In addition thereto, by making the gripping surface of the anchorage element tapering, as indicated in Figs. 1, 3 and 5,

when the plaster P has set around such anchorage, the" device is firmly embedded in said plaster and is not easily pulled out wardly.

In Fig. 5 a modification of the anchorage elementil is shown at 1, wherein the tapering effect is accomplished by making the walls flatand the anchorage of rectangular section, as indicated in Fig. 6, so that in effect the rectangular element 1 is virtually made in the form of an inverted pyramid as against the inverted cone element 1, shown in Fig. 1. In effect these two structures are equivalent, both as to withdrawal from the wall by force after having been properly set in the plaster back and as to preventing accidental rotation.

As a means for preventing rotation of the devices when being positioned, and to hold them in the desired position until'the plaster hardens, the preferred form shown in 1 Fig. l is provided with incurved indents 2,

as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4, the plane of such indents lying at an opposite angle 3, Fig. 3, to the normal. angle of the conical surface 4, Fig. 1, so that in effect the compound gripping surface is developed upon the inverted cone shaped anchorage 1.

An equivalent form of non-rotative means is provided on the rectangular anchorage 1, Figs. 5 and 6, by reason of the corners 4: developed at the corners of the inverted pyramid element 1.

Another added feature obtained by the rotation preventing elements in these anchorages is that they all conform very readily to the present day moulding or pouring of these porcelain devices during manufacture, and lnduct no new principles 1nto the mould making.

In actual practice this form of anchorage firmly holds any desired device of the class indicated, and wing to the form of anchor age elements 1 and 1, I am enabled to make a very heavy, extra strong, thick neck 5 and 5, Figs. 1 and 5, respectively, thereby presenting sufficient area to withstand the ordinary accidental knocks to which these articles are sometimes subjected.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

l. A wall fixture comprising, an anchorage member, a base member, and a holder; the anchorage member being adapted to be embedded in the plaster of the wall and the base member being formed to become a part of the wall with its outer surface flush with the outer surface of the wall and cooperate with th anchorage member for maintaining the device in operative position.

2. A wall fixture comprising, an anchorage member, a base member, and a holder; the anchorage member base member and holder being of one piece construction; the

. anchorage member being adapted to be embedded in the plaster of the wall and the base member being formed to become a part of the wall with its outer surface flush with the outer surface of the wall and cooperate with the anchorage member for maintaining the device in operative position.

3..A wall fixture comprising, an anchorage member, a base member, and a holder; the anchorage member base member and holder being of ceramic material and of one piece construction; the anchorage member being adapted to be embedded in the plaster of the wall and the base member being formed to become a partof the Wall wvith its outer surface flush with the outer surface of the wall and cooperate with the anchorage member for maintaining the device in operative position.

4. A wall fixture for attachment to a tile wall and comprising, an anchorage member, a base member of tile shape and formed to becom a part of the wall, and a holder; the anchorage member being adapted to be embedded in the plaster of the wall and the base member being secured to the wall with its outer surface flush with the outer surfaces of the tiles and cooperating with the anchorage member for maintaining the device in operative position.

5. A wall fixture for attachment to a tile wall and comprising, an anchorage member, a base member of tile shape and formed to become a part of the wall, and a holder; the anchorage member base member and holder being of one piece construction; the anchorage member being adapted to be embedded in the plaster of the wall and the base member being secured to the wall with its outer surface flush with the outer surfaces of the tiles and cooperating with the anchorage member for maintaining the device in operative position.

6. A wall fixture for attachment to a tile wall and comprising, an anchorage member, a base member of tile shape and formed to become a part of the Wall, and a holder; the anchorage member base member and holder being of ceramic material and of one piece construction; the anchorage member being adapted to be embedded in the plaster of the wall and the base member being secured to the wall with its outer surface flush with the outer surfaces of the tiles and cooperating with the anchorage member for maintaining the device in operative position.

7. In a wall fixture, the combination of, an anchorage member; and a thin rectangular base member formed to become a part of the wall; the anchorage member flaring outwardly from the base member for securing the anchorage member in the plaster of the wall; the base member being secured to the wall in position wherein the outer surface of the base member is flush with the surface of the wall when the anchorage member is secured in the plaster of the wall.

8. In a wall fixture for attachment to a tile wall, the combination of, an anchorage member; and a base member of tile shape and formed to become a part of the wall; the anchorage member flaring outwardly from the base member for securing the an chorage member in the plaster of the wall; the base member being secured to the wall in position wherein the outer surface of the base member is flush with the outer surfaces of the tiles when the anchorage member is secured in the plaster of the wall.

9. In a wall fixture, the combination of, an anchorage member and a thin rectangular base member formed to become a art of the wall; the anchorage member flaring outwardly from the base member for securing th anchorage member in the plaster of the wall and being provided with means for preventing rotation of the'anchorage mem her in the plaster; the base member being secured to the wall in position wherein the outer surface of the base member is flush with th surface of the wall when the anchorage member is secured in the plaster of the wall.

10. In a wall fixture for attachment to a tile wall, the combination of, an anchorage member; and a base member of tile shape and formed to become a part of the wall; the anchorage member flaring outwardly from the base member for securing the anchorage member in the plaster of the wall and being provided with means for preventing rotation of the anchorage member in the plaster; the base member being secured to the wall in position wherein the outer surface of the base member is flush with the outer surfaces of the tiles when the anchorage member is secured in the plaster of the wall.

WILLIAM ELSTEIN. 

